Press Releases
Khalil Gibran Muhammad Named to Radcliffe Professorship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
December 14, 2015
“Radcliffe Professors strengthen Harvard because they enhance the excellence and diversity of the faculty,” said Dean Lizabeth Cohen. “We are thrilled that the Institute helped bring Professor Muhammad—a leading scholar on matters of race, social justice, and opportunity, and a fellow historian—to Cambridge.”
$425,000 Award from MacArthur Foundation to SHARIAsource
October 19, 2015
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded $425,000 for the development of SHARIAsource—an online Islamic law resource founded and directed by Harvard Law School Professor and Radcliffe Professor Intisar Rabb.
New Research Grants to Use the Schlesinger’s Collections
October 5, 2015
The Schlesinger Library's 2015 grant recipients include researchers investigating women’s activism in STEM fields, the American labor movement, immigration reform, women oyster shuckers, the suffragist Alice Paul, and the environmental and occupational health doctor Harriet Hardy.
An Exceptional Opportunity for Exceptional Young Scholars
August 18, 2015
Geophysicist Marine Denolle and astrophysicist Cora Dvorkin join the Harvard faculty as Radcliffe Assistant Professors.
Radcliffe Institute Awards Fay Prize to Top Harvard Theses
May 20, 2015
Radcliffe recognizes Harvard College seniors Dennis Sun, Natalie Smith, and Eleanor Wilkinson.
Big Thinkers, Big Projects
May 14, 2015
The Radcliffe Institute announces the more than 50 scholars, scientists, and artists who will be Radcliffe fellows during the 2015–2016 year, each one pursuing an ambitious individual project within the Institute's multidisciplinary community. Only 3 percent of applicants were accepted.
New Faculty Director for the Schlesinger Library
May 4, 2015
Jane Kamensky joins the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study as the new Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation Director of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America.
Unique Job Fair at Radcliffe Institute Held during National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October 16, 2014
For the fourth consecutive year, job-ready individuals who are blind or visually impaired will connect with Massachusetts businesses—public, private, and nonprofit—that are ready to hire qualified, hardworking employees amid the reported steady growth in our nation's economy. This job fair is expected to draw 100 job seekers to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University's Knafel Center.
Faust and Cohen Mark New $12.5 Million Fund for the Arts at Harvard
September 30, 2014
Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust and Radcliffe Institute Lizabeth Cohen celebrate a $12.5 million fund from Maryellie Kulukundis Johnson ’57 and Rupert H. Johnson Jr. to enhance the creative arts at Harvard.
Radcliffe's Schlesinger Library Awards $74,000 for New Research on the History of Women in America
July 29, 2014
The Schlesinger Library has awarded grants to fund projects that explore the library's vast collections, which provide a unique window into the lives of women and families.